Q: Is 5,740,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,740,200 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 5,740,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 90 100 108 120 135 150 180 200 216 225 270 300 360 450 540 600 675 900 1,063 1,080 1,350 1,800 2,126 2,700 3,189 4,252 5,315 5,400 6,378 8,504 9,567 10,630 12,756 15,945 19,134 21,260 25,512 26,575 28,701 31,890 38,268 42,520 47,835 53,150 57,402 63,780 76,536 79,725 95,670 106,300 114,804 127,560 143,505 159,450 191,340 212,600 229,608 239,175 287,010 318,900 382,680 478,350 574,020 637,800 717,525 956,700 1,148,040 1,435,050 1,913,400 2,870,100 and 5,740,200, with no remainder.

Since 5,740,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,740,200, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).